The international design community has been buzzing about Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka’s new shape-shifting chair, due to debut in Milan Design Fair this week. Made of recycled aluminum, the amorphic chair, called “Memory,” squishes into a new shape every time someone sits in it. Yoshioka designed the futuristic-looking piece of furniture for Italian brand, Moroso, and it is certainly an attention grabber!
To create Memory, or “chair without a shape,” Yoshioka made a special fabric from recycled aluminum. After crafting a chair, the designer draped the fabric in a dome over the piece of furniture. The final design is a shape-shifting chair that contours to the body of whomever sits in it.
In addition to employing eco-friendly fabrics, Yoshioka says he hopes the chair’s metamorphic nature will inspire people to think about nature. “This chair might remind us of the beauty in nature with its ever-changing expressions, and also create the impression as if there is no presence of design,” Yoshioka said in a statement.
And remember, the annual Milan Design Fair officially kicks off tomorrow and Inhabitat will be on the scene bringing you the best and greenest designs so stay tuned!
It doesn\’t make me think about nature other than don\’t litter…
Aluminum isn\’t the best body contact material unless you\’re a chocolate bar.